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Sir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet

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Sir Theobald Hubert Burke
Teabóid Búrca
Born(1833-03-25)25 March 1833
Died4 April 1909(1909-04-04) (aged 76)
Parents
  • William Burke
  • Emma Dillon
Relatives
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1854–1866
RankLieutenant-Colonel (1866)
Unit
Battles / wars

Lt Colonel Sir Theobald Hubert Burke, 13th Baronet (25 March 1833 – 4 April 1909) was an Irish soldier and baronet who served during the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny.

Background

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Burke was born in Waterslade House,[1] Tuam, County Galway. He was one of six sons of William Burke of Knocknagur of the ancient Galway family, the Burkes of Glinsk.

Career

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He was commissioned into the British Army (88th Connaught Rangers) at an early age, and served through the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny, and later exchanged into the 18th Royal Irish Regiment in 1866, and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1]

Family

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He inherited the title from Sir John Lionel Burke, 12th Baronet, in 1884, and when he died in London aged 76 the Baronetcy became extinct.

Arms

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Coat of arms of Sir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet
Crest
Out of a ducal coronet Or, a plume of five ostrich feathers Argent.
Escutcheon
Or, a cross Gules in the dexter canton a lion rampant sable
Motto
IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (In this sign thou shalt conquer)[2]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b "RootsWeb: IRL-GALWAY-L Part 2 – THE TUAM HERALD". TUAM, CO. GALWAY. 10 April 1909.] at archiver.rootsweb.com
  2. ^ Burke, Bernard (1884). The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London : Harrison & sons.
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Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Baronet
(of Glinsk)
1884–1909
Extinct